The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Lyon, George Ella

Planes Fly!

40 pp. | Atheneum | July, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4424-5025-7 $17.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Mick Wiggins. Lyon packs an impressive dose of aeronautical vocabulary into her succinct survey of "bi-planes / tri-planes / gotta-love-the-sky planes..." Segueing into planes' uses and "your" possible journey, Lyon hints at science ("air holds you") and outlines an experience that Wiggins brings to life using sweeping spreads, saturated colors, and clear compositions. Strategic generalizations and wealth of significant detail add up to a winning introduction.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2013